Review: The Magic Flute (Opera Australia)
Lion King’s wizardry makes a family friendly introduction to opera out of Mozart’s masonic muddle.
January 13, 2014
Review: Am I (Shaun Parker & Co, Sydney Festival)
Am I a fan of Shaun Parker’s Am I? I certainly Am.
January 10, 2014
Review: Il Giasone (Pinchgut Opera)
David Hansen hits the highs with soapsuds and fluffy towels. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
December 31, 2013
Review: Götterdämmerung (Opera Australia)
A stunning, if far from fairytale, ending to OA’s Ring.
November 26, 2013
Review: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (QPAC)
Mariss Jansons drives his 120-player musical Porsche into Brisbane with plenty of style and horsepower. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
November 25, 2013
Review: Siegfried (Opera Australia)
Armfield and Vinke find the Mensch in the Ubermensch.
November 23, 2013
Review: Huntington Festival opening (Musica Viva)
Food, wine, good music and then more food and wine. What’s not to like at Huntington 2013? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
November 21, 2013
Review: Martin Fröst plays Mozart (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
The John Travolta of the clarinet trips the light fantastic through music old and new.
November 19, 2013
Review: Das Rheingold (Opera Australia)
Feathers and speedos in the first part of Neil Armfield's Wagnerian vision gets this Ring off to a great start.
November 19, 2013
Review: Academy of Ancient Music & Sara Macliver (Musica Viva)
Early music royalty in a program of English music to raise the spirits. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
November 18, 2013
Review: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (STC)
Witty words and postmodern pastiche fuse in Sydney Theatre Company’s latest existential offering. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
November 18, 2013
Review: Pinchas Zuckerman, Ashkenazy and the SSO
Ashkenazy relives his former Mahlerian glories while Sydney is treated to a class act on the fiddle. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
November 13, 2013
Review: War Requiem (Ashkenazy, SSO)
Ashkenazy masters massed forces of SSO and Philharmonia Choirs in eloquent prayer for peace. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
November 8, 2013